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This Week in Logistics News (July 10-14, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Maybe their supplier relationship management handbook was written by Fidel Castro? Although the company launched with a marketplace where shippers could book trucks directly, Transfix gets a growing share of its revenue from managing transportation for large companies [emphasis mine], Mr. McElroy said.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Transport Topics. With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking. American Journal of Transportation. Check out their ports handbooks as well. Air Transport World.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

As demonstrated by Kearney’s graphic, accurate forecasting is one way to minimize losses: Retailers can make better plans – and find potential savings – with optimal capacity and transportation planning. Retailers found other ways to overcome 2021’s supply challenges , and continue to control what they can in 2022.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Many decisions made on a daily/weekly basis, such as inventory target setting, store replenishment, procurement planning, markdown optimization, dynamic pricing, order fulfillment, transportation planning, are candidates for autonomous planning. Autonomous planning can happen in steps as the organization advances its digital maturity.

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Collaborative Logistics’ Role in the Emergence of the Physical Internet

Material Handling & Logistics

Zach Zacharia , an associate professor of supply chain management at Lehigh University, is part of a team developing a handbook on the physical Internet. Before they made the breakthrough in 1955, shippers had no choice but to pay about $16,000 to transport a single consignment. In many ways, they are forerunners to it.